For employers who employ or plan to employ people with disabilities, the State Employment Agency (NVA) shall offer free online advice on matters of employing persons with disabilities. Consultations are organised to improve employers' understanding of the specific and needs of employing people with disabilities, support for inclusion in the working environment and collective labour.
Content of the consultation:
• essential references to the basic conditions of employment of persons with disabilities, obligations of employers, rights;
• disability groups, types;
• individual types of disability: movement, vision, hearing, speech, mental disorder, etc., followed by: major barriers to employment; employment specificity; workplace adjustments; framework conditions for communication (both employer and labour colleagues); stereotypes, prejudices in society;
• other topics of communication and cooperation with persons with disabilities for their integration into society, the labour market and the labour collective, including employers, have the opportunity to ask questions to consultants.
Detailed information is available on the website: https://www.nva.gov.lv/lv/konsultacijas
Service requests
Contact the nearest SEA branch and express a willingness to participate in the event.
Receipt of services
The employee of the SEA branch shall be informed of the date and time when it is possible to participate in the consultation regarding the employment of persons with disabilities.